The Beginning At Last

Category: Poetry

  • #FFFC – 288: Pizza Time!

    #FFFC – 288: Pizza Time!

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    Image: Huang Qijun on Unsplash. I once knew a gorilla A most fine ape he is He has some strange habits But, it is what it is Says he won’t eat bananas Which I did find quite off All he spoke of was pizza Other foods he did scoff On a whim I decided When…

  • NTT Showcase: 09.26.24 Edition

    NTT Showcase: 09.26.24 Edition

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    Good day to all and welcome to the latest edition of Showcase. Due to an unexpected schedule change it is going up later than normal, so please accept my apologies. Due to unreliable pingbacks, if I missed any posts, please let me know ASAP so that I may update. Thank you and much appreciated. I…

  • Space Cowboy (OTDSOTM)

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    It’s been a year Left it all behind A year of hell A year of pain Expectations Unfulfilled The bastards lied Thought I needed them Wrong Don’t need anyone Or anything Life is so much easier Way out here On this dark side of the moon ©Images and words – The Beginning At Last

  • Absinthe of the Soul

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    The death of giving a damn Is absinthe for the soul Like a shattered glass Fragments of ego Strewn about the floor Two way mirror No reflection Staring back Yet watching Delusions of eloquence Faded parchment And one good eye Reading the truth Not theirs Yours Absinthe bitter Not sweet Flavor of reality ©️ The…

  • Loyalty

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    I once was loyal, but no more That feeling walked out through the door These words I speak, I say them true Don’t ever think they care for you Shove you down and stab your back Remind you of the things you lack They care if you but serve them well But if you don’t,…

  • Does She Know

    Does She Know

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    Does she know the spell she weaves As she walks ‘mongst Autumn leaves? Does she know the spell she casts As she walks a thousand pasts? How her magicks resonate A light of love amidst the hate Does she know her magick spells Cast all the darkness back to Hell? Does she know that what…

  • Songbird

    Songbird

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    Songbird in the darkened night A dream long held has taken flight Up on the stage, she feels so free Her truth is clear for all to see The passion, drive, the sacrifice The lonely and the sleepless nights Her vision was forever clear All her life she dreamed…to stand right here ©The Beginning At…

  • Soldier of Fortune (Mercenary Blues)

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    I have fought in all wars Some without a winner And my loyalty goes Out to the highest bidder Kill without remorse Maim without a care Never turn down a job If the contract is fair My prices are steep But my aim’s guaranteed I can solve all your problems Whatever your need Revolutions, uprisings…

  • Vacant Eyes

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    Desolate and barren When you search There’s nothing there There comes a point You realize You no longer really care If there was a magic It is buried, it is gone You would think it Rather tragic But you realize You are wrong They tell you See the bright side But when you look There’s…

  • NTT Showcase: 09.05.24 Edition

    NTT Showcase: 09.05.24 Edition

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    Good day, and welcome to the latest edition of NTT Showcase! I sound like a broken record, but we’re coming off yet another banner week full of fantastic posts! As always, my sincerest thanks to each and every one of you for participating. It is greatly appreciated and means a ton to me! If I…

  • Final Rest

    Final Rest

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    As I crush your skull beneath my heel As the bodies break beneath the wheel You will know my sorrow and my pain Before your eyes all shall be lain You will see your crimes and all your sin Your cries of anguish above the din Feel sharpened spear against your chest As I send…

  • I Am

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    I am all of the things That you wish you could say I am secrets you keep Safely hidden away I’m the hammer of war That you wish you could wield Cut that constantly bleeds That you’ll never see healed I am power and glory I’m the riches you seek As you’re telling yourself Earth…

  • I Tried

    I Tried

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    As I saw this image stare at me I tried to let my mind roam free I tried to see a different place I tried to see a different face I tried to drift so far away I tried to fly the Milky Way I tried to find connection true I tried to find out…

  • Primal

    Primal

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    To embrace the primal Dead of night To know excitement Of the fight To feel the fury Deep within To embrace the wild Blood on skin To feel the rush Of bestial rage To break the bondage Of this cage To roam the jungle A slave to none To live this life A primal one…

  • Nine Circles

    Nine Circles

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    I’ve undertaken a journey Through the circles of Hell My guide is named Dante Seems to know them quite well Said he’s been here before And he’s seen one and all Seems he once had arisen After taking a fall There’s a sign up ahead Says your hope, leave it here My throat feels so…

  • Tale of the Time Traveler

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    They refused to believe I could travel through time Said that I was insane I’d forsaken my mind Taken leave of my senses I should be locked away In the nearest asylum For the rest of my days And they could not believe I’d seen rises and falls I was there as a witness Yes,…

  • Manhattan Nights

    Manhattan Nights

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    Manhattan night So cool and clear I walk alone ‘Cause you’re not here I see the lights They beckon me Out on the town Life flowing free Streetside vendors Sell their wares While couples laugh Without a care The city calls I’m going home Walk up the street Tonight alone ©The Beginning At Last

  • Back To Nature

    Back To Nature

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    A peaceful wood A quiet day So serene In every way Sit silently And take it in Thoughts of where You’ve gone and been They flow just like A river long As Nature sings Her soothing song ©The Beginning At Last

  • Pompeii

    Pompeii

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    A city once so strong and proud Lies buried ‘neath an ashen shroud Pumice rain from mouth of Hell The mountain starts to shake and swell As panicked hordes attempt to flee A devil’s cauldron flows so free A testament to Nature’s ways We are witness to the final days ©The Beginning At Last

  • Autumn Rain

    Autumn Rain

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    In the cool Autumn rain I go walking alone To partake in the gifts Mother Nature has shown The rain on the leaves Sound soothes me inside Out here with yourself There is nothing to hide You can let your mind roam Let it drift far away It’s just you and the woods On this…

  • Arrogance (The Taste of Ego)

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    Arrogance personified Wear a cloak of pure conceit Steal from me and claim as yours The world should kiss your feet You think that you are subtle And you think that you are sly One day it will come crashing You will stare and wonder why And I will be there laughing Laughing at your…

  • Within Myself

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    Giving up No will to fight I have these thoughts Most every night There is no point There is no end I block it out It plays again A constant loop Within my mind How you must know I’m not your kind Alone I sit Alone I’ll stay Within myself I’ll spend my day ©The…

  • Take A Moment

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    In a beautiful glade Sits a maiden so fair For a moment in time She has hardly a care It is moments like these We should cherish and hold So infrequent they come In a world that’s so cold Take a moment for peace Take a moment for love Take a moment to dream As…

  • Autumn of Rebirth

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    Trees of orange, red and gold The air is crisp, yet not too cold The boats shall soon be put away The night brings yielding of the day The water still as dusk is near The Autumn time is finally here ©The Beginning At Last Some see Autumn as the death of the Summer. I…

  • Sorceress of the Weirding Wood

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    Sorceress of the Weirding Wood What treasure do you seek? You were foretold so long ago It’s you of whom they speak From the forest late at night Comes a faint and reddish glow While some may ponder what it is There’s some who truly know It’s spells you cast with sacred hands Incantations which…